Johnnie Louise Johnson
10/22/1924 - 9/28/2014

Funeral services for Johnnie Johnson, age 89, of Clute will be held at 2:00pm on Saturday, October 4 at the Lakewood Funeral Chapel, 98 North Dixie Drive in Lake Jackson with Pastor Carroll Grigsby officiating.


Johnnie was born on October 22, 1924 in Rogers Texas. Shortly after graduating from Lorena High School, she joined Southwestern Bell Telephone Company starting out as a switchboard operator. Johnnie worked in several different positions at Southwestern Bell, retiring in 1984 after over 30 years of service. Johnnie was an avid reader and would stay up late into the night if she really liked the book. She met her husband, Smokey, at the telephone company and they were married on October 4, 1952. Johnnie and Smokey were married until his death in 1993.


Johnnie is survived by her daughter Regina Johnson of Houston, former son-in-law Ed Barrios of Lake Jackson, daughter-in-law Claudia Johnson of Richmond Texas, grandchildren Catherine Ondrusek of Richmond Texas, Elizabeth Klein of The Colony Texas and Lt. Colonel Max E. Johnson currently stationed at Misawa Air Base, Japan and 6 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband Max "Smokey" Johnson and her son Max M. Johnson.


In lieu of flowers, please make memorial donations to Helping Hands & Hearts Hospice, 103 Circle Way Suite 100, Lake Jackson, TX 77566 (http://brazoriacountyhospice.org/).


Final arrangements will be by the Turner Family at the Lakewood Funeral Chapel. Online condolences may be made to the family at www.lakewoodfuneralchapel.com.

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